'I couldn't take care of George the day he was killed, but maybe by speaking with you today, I can make sure that his death would not be in vain,' Philonise Floyd said in testimony before a House Judiciary Committee.
From CNN’s Sarah Dean in London
The toppled statue of 17th-century slave trader Edward Colston will be retrieved and placed in a museum after it wasOn Wednesday, Bristol City Council announced on Twitter: “The statue of Edward Colston will be retrieved from the harbor and exhibited, with Black Lives Matter placards, in one of our museums. A decision on how the plinth will be used will be decided democratically through consultation,” they said.
The statue of Colston will be displayed in the museum alongside Black Lives Matter placards from the recent protest “so the 300 year story of slavery through to today’s fight for racial equality can be learnt about,” the council’s website said. “The events over the last few days have really highlighted that as a city we all have very different understandings of our past. The only way we can work together on our future is by learning the truth of our beginnings, embracing the facts, and sharing those stories with others. This is why this commission is so important,” Rees said in a statement.On Sunday, protesters tied the bronze statue of Edward Colston with rope before toppling it to cheers from the surrounding crowd.
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